# Incident 20040308001989I: Cndair CL6002C10, Santa Ana, CA, March 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2004, 08:05 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2C11 (registry code 1390021, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2c11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CNDAIR CL6002C10
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040308001989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SNA THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND HAD WOW INPUT CAUTION. FLIGHT BURNED DOWN FUEL TO AVOID OVERWEIGHT LANDING THEN RETURNED TO SNA. ON LANDING HAD SEVERE NOSE GEAR VIBRATION AND CREW WAS ADVISED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MLG TIRES. CREW ELECTED TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. MX FOUND NLG TORQUE LINKS DISCONNECTED. A/C TOWED TO GATE AND INSPECTED BY MX AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. BOTH UPPER TORQUE LINK DISCONNECT HANDLES OPERATED NORMAL AND APPEARED TO FULLY ENGAGE. MX CONTROL WAS ADVISED AND AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO DFW PER MX CONTROL REQUEST. CONTRACT GROUND PERSONNEL WERE QUESTIONED AND EVERYONE INDICATED THAT THE TORQUE LINKS WERE NEVER DISCONNECTED FOR PUSHBACK PER ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER MOVED ON LAYOVER, THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE SAME GATE ASSIGNED ON ARRIVAL THE PREVIOUS EVENING.

## Other reports on N723EV (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110818019919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818019919I), Aug 18, 2011: Bombardier Inc CL-600-2C10 (N723EV), Tulsa, OK, No damage. Pilot was performing a 180 degree turn on a taxiway when the nose tires departed the pavement.
- [Incident 20101127055139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101127055139I), Nov 27, 2010: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N723EV), Hapeville, GA, Minor damage. During pushback from C40 a delta service van (widget bus) made contact with the aircraft's left wing. No passengers or crew were injured. The aircraft…
- [Incident 20091219053479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091219053479I), Dec 19, 2009: Bombardier CL-600-2C10 (N723EV), Atlanta, GA, No damage. Crj 700 flight ASQ5089 atl-sat returned for eratic altimeter readings on initial climb out causing multiple GPWS terrain warnings. Removed and replaced rad alt…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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